Snaggletooth shark: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the snaggletooth shark lives – recorded in 6 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Hemipristis elongata
Group	Sharks
Status	Endangered (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	6 countries
Continents	Africa, Asia, Oceania
Class	Cartilaginous fish
Order	Carcharhiniformes
Family	Hemigaleidae

Where does the snaggletooth shark live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the snaggletooth shark in 6 countries and territories across Africa, Asia and Oceania.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the snaggletooth shark endangered?

The snaggletooth shark’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Endangered” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the snaggletooth shark?

The snaggletooth shark (Hemipristis elongata) is a cartilaginous fish in the order Carcharhiniformes and the family Hemigaleidae, genus Hemipristis. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the snaggletooth shark

The snaggletooth shark, or fossil shark (Hemipristis elongata), is a species of weasel shark in the family Hemigaleidae, and the only extant member of the genus Hemipristis. It is found in the Indo-West Pacific, including the Red Sea, from southeast Africa to the Philippines, north to China, and south to Australia, at depths from 1 to 130 meters. This shark prefers the bottom of the water column in coastal areas, but can be found on continental and insular shelves as well. Its length is up to 240 cm (7.87 ft) .

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Snaggletooth shark (revision 1366351191), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q40713 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).